Sagna: Gunners are "too nice"

Arsenal's end-of-season falterings have seen defender Bacary Sagna admit that Arsenal need a killer instinct if they are to ever
become Premier League champions again. Indeed, the Frenchman believes he and his team-mates are "too nice".

The Gunners will complete a sixth season without a trophy after seeing their slim title hopes extinguished by defeat at Stoke on Sunday.
"We are too nice. We have to fight a bit more. We have to push them as much as
they push us and be a bit more killer," Sagna told Arsenal TV Online. "We are not defending as well as we have to and against big players like Stoke have, it is very difficult.

"We have to put in performances week after week and fight even more. We didn't give enough. We didn't play as we can and that is what happens when you don't give the maximum - you get beaten everywhere."

Manager Arsene Wenger has been repeatedly urged to strengthen his squad with some experienced additions over the summer.

Sagna, however, insists the current players have what it takes to deliver.

"It can be put right on the training ground because it is in our mind," the
28-year-old France international said. "We know we are very good players, but sometimes we have to fight a bit
more."

Arsenal currently lead Manchester City by five points in the race for automatic Champions League qualification, but the FA Cup finalists could reduce that down to just two if they beat Tottenham at Eastlands on Tuesday night.

Despite failing to last the distance in the title race, losing the Carling Cup
final to Birmingham and also suffering early exits from the Champions League to
Barcelona and FA Cup at Manchester United, Wenger maintains the campaign has not
been a complete failure.

"Many would like to be in the Champions League but it is not enough,
certainly, but the season has not been for nothing," he said. "It could have been a lot more, but you can see it is the toughest league in
the world and we were very close, but we have to add what we miss."